At the beginning of July, I received the following text message.

Sharing personal information with strangers to gain new followers is a risk teenagers are taking on an app with similar features to Tinder.

Being spontaneously charitable on a street level has become difficult in a cashless society, but technology could also solve the problem it created, says Eoin Weldon.

Roisin Burke examines a suite of new apps that aren’t just for people looking for a romantic hookup — friendship apps, social media for mums, and business link-ups are all growing in popularity.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is to roll out its first free app to provide motorists with real-time traffic information for the €100m upgrade of the Jack Lynch Tunnel/Dunkettle interchange in Cork.

Children’s behaviour is becoming more sexualised at a younger age as they are trying to grow up too fast, a leading anti-cyberbullying expert is warning.

Anyone with a MyFitnessPal account is being told to change their passwords.

Can educational apps be as beneficial as offline learning, or are they just platforms for ads? Andrea Mara, helped by willing young researchers, put 10 apps to the test

A group of 50 gardaí commenced their shifts yesterday for a six-month test period which is likely to lead to a sea change in policing in the coming years.

Google has launched an app that lets parents monitor their children’s screen time, internet use, and set a bedtime on devices.

A number of apps feature stories and other readings to lull you off to the land of nod, writes Ruth O’Connor

Experts are warning that social media is weakening our grip on our positive virtues, from honesty to self control, writes Ailin Quinlan.

With Britain’s NHS about to begin mobile health app trials, should the HSE follow suit, asks Jessica Casey.

Andrea Mara is the Irish Endangered Bodies representative. She shares her concerns about cosmetic surgery games aimed at children as young as three

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Want to find out how our track and field stars are performing in Rio? 

Short for ‘Simply Work It’, this app aims to get you doing just that.

This clever app takes its cue from your pace, selecting music to match it — beat by beat. 

Too busy to go to the gym? Then check out this app that offers a personalised workout no matter where you are.

Forget the notebook and pen, get hyper organised with this task manager app. 

With this app, meditating couldn’t be simpler.

Developed by Professor Colin Espie from the University of Oxford, the free Sleepio app is clinically proven to help you sleep.

Look where you’re going!

Facebook has opened up its Internet.org platform to new websites and applications from developers yesterday, a move the social media giant said would boost efforts to get people online in low- income and rural areas in emerging markets.

A solar-powered milk pasteurisation system which could transform the lives of dairy farmers in developing countries has won a prestigious entrepreneurial award.

I DON’T know Brian Acton or Jan Koum, the founders of the $19 billion WhatsApp, so their success does not make me resentful — thankfully.

Businesses and individuals developing and selling smartphone and computer apps in the EU earned €17.5bn last year, a figure that could rise to €63bn in just five years.